Flexible beater.



.m1- LIEU @1.1113103 {Albi} .1. UD .BLUE- WILLIAL IB. ALLBRIGHT, OF CHICAGO,

FLEXIBLE BEATER.

.Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Ang. 26,1913.'

applicativa nea February 12, 1912. serial 1o. $77,108.

BRIGHT, a citizen of the United' States, and

a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flexible Beaters; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the numbers of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specilication.

This invention relates to improvements in flexible beaters of that class intended to be secured on av rotatable shaft for operating the same, as, for example, in a machine for dehairing carcasses. Suchv beaters have heretofore been constructed of canvas or rubber belting bent to afford a loop, and the ends thereof secured to the shaft. there -such beaters 'are used in machines for dehairing hogs, the service is exceedingly heavy, inasmuch as sometimes six or seven.

hundred hogs per hour are passed through such machines and subjected at the' samef construction whereby a resilient member is provided between, and connecting the sides vof a beater at about the middle thereof, and' by means of which. the beater is reinforced at aboutits middle, or, in other words, at or near the place where the beater most usuall shows sign of weakness. Y v

-It is also an object of the invention to greatly increase the resiliency of suchbeaters near the middle thereof without materially increasing the weight of the same. y

-It is a'further object of the invention to afford a construction adapted for use and embodiment in lieu of any of the beaters heretofore used in machines of the kind. without material additional expense, and to afford a construction whereby shorter lengths of the material of which the beaters are constructed may be employed to -a.dva .n"-

tage.

It is, of course, an object ofthe invention l to afford -a reinforced, resilient and looped beater Afor any purpose whatsoever that the specified.

The invention in its preferred form, `*is hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawings: Figure l is a perspective `view of a device embodying my invention, showing the opposite ends of the looped beaters on opposite sides of the shaft. Fig. 2 is a similar view illustrating a very slightly modied construction, and with'the opposite .ends of each .individual looped beater secured on the same side of the shaft. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section taken longitudinally ofthe shaft at'the point of conneet-ion of the beaters therewith, as shown in Fig. 1.v Fig. vet isa similar view witlr reference to F ig.' 2.

- As shown in the drawings: 1, indicates the shaft, and referring to Figs. l and 3, 2, indicates a 'relatively short looped resilient member of rubber or canvas belting, or any suitable material having the ends bent into parallel relation and each overlapped with the corresponding ends of an oppositely disposed loop 2, 'and secured between short pieces of belting 3, which rest thereon to reinforce the same from short bending 'on the shaft, and above which is a plate 4, having a curved forward edge 5, over which the beater may be slightly bent. G, indicates the beater proper, comprising a piece of rubber or canvas belting or othersuitable material, of suitable width andply bent to form a loop and the ends which are riveted or otherwise permanently secured on each side of the bend of the loops 2, so that the bend of the loopt?, lies between the arms of the loop G, and is riveted centrally therebetween to afford a resilient arching bridge member.

The construction illustrated in Figs.v 2 and' el, isv substantially the same excepting that the. outer loop or beater proper 7, is riveted cured on the same .side of the shaft for any' u' et lle opposle Side aille slla'lv im: lle op poen-.ely disposed oeelers and rglelly engage all'of the members 1n p'oper 'perfil-loza. At

lha oue? end of said beatexs fil'ee'eel toward le olii eale lillereol, are slightly `ouivecl sempng blades lll, l'lxese may 'vary in size and member, .dependent upon the use to which the machine s o put.

The operaon is as follllws: lfy'lken the shaft is rotagfl wardly cen'Lugally mil the scolded Car- -eesses passing lle same zue successively and rapidly Struck thereby, quelzly removing all haii" therefrom and, attlle Same 'time in effect massaging theek-,io or laide to remove all dirt from. lae poles o le skinL fis eeh blow .le swol; by the leaef, beaer, of o orso, temporarily held. bvv engagement. Willi the eeffmss mll fthe zxoeton of the Shaft. on nich lle bea-Los are eeooefl, Seves lo omrjf the oeilleifs 1935i; the e: relie omeeesst-y beuilg the loezuex Vwexsely in so doing, vauch benflng ooe/m; mostly llez'eofole et abou?, *elle poi oeeupefl by gx lle inner or remoreng healers, "1,l,.xreng loops, however, Serve to I the Sides of the beate? yelalugly in relawl'l each otllef, so al1-al., 'lnsezlll of benelng at said @eine only, the beutel' appele-wf" bend .ellole, and le :immedilu-Wem ouwafly again lo operativo Y ion, aided il 2 :mi l'y lle resiliency of line inner loogn lo conse neue-e of lls resilelgfzy und Y lle yielding messme et all lilies exertecl oy 'imef la n on the healer, the Qmeassee are much' lrmx-e effecvelvlseme ore zm'tlle lfe of ist:

I the. beater le greet-ly 'i'nc'easeo @nfl exiled.

,the are ol zpetures l5 fle increase of (le-crease bea el by the securing llllen the shown 'in e evale pe o, said beetem are held one Lemmi? sideo ille healer upon which me pull eoefl during ille reverse bending "eef when at Work. i

Course, l am awoe that -le bridging or reinforcing member may be inserted io. various Wav's wlln elle oulel loop or loe-ler to neease and fetale 'eslieney. l have showin but ille preferred of Sev'eal different poseble oonsimetonsor the pupoee specified, and l therefore do noi; purpose limi-ling the paientgraoed on lxs invention otllolf. wise than. neeessteell by the proi all.

I claim as .my nvenonn l. beater of .the Clase described, em@ bl'ac'lg zz, loop of :HQXlJlema-erQl, and L renfoeng looped webclisoosed within but .lb ends upon a shaft, and en outer loop oir mutel haw-ing its @nils rveecl to @gell aille said inner loo Said inne-1' loop affording e transefse connooon tllel'ebelweon,

4, beater of the Claes alesc'ilell, ein-- bracing a. srp of fabric Snell 21S boiling bent io afford. an inner loop and'flloaped to ,be rigidly Seourefgl Willi the endsf'ol the fabric upon a allait, an outer loop of Similar msleal having iii-S ends z iveted ou each side the loner loop, said inner loop allerdlmus'verse eozmeetion Llwrelnewveelg md eerflpng means seourecl on tlleouter 105 le-scribed, e0m, bent to A fg'ldlj bolted to a Shaft, and z. ouler Healer comprising :l strip similar able' likewise benl; to' all'ol'd a loop and with lis ends riveted llo, and nelosillg the bend oli the fouler beater. cenrfugalfvj: aczn be for de o. A. beaer'of the clase embmei fabric :auch lfelt' g laento aord a loop and rlgflly 'bol j Slmf. iz an angle therewith to' not lfugally 'Llxeerom f'h tl'le''o'laoa lereol, il s strip of similar fabric bent 'io al'orl longer loop and ut' one end fy'eted io the. firstname-cl loop at one Sfletllereol and a l-lle' otl'el' extending lee-neoliballe other'scle Seel loop and Secured to the shaft therewith.'

The combination with e roa. e elmf, of a strip offabre bent allan-fl a, loop an@ rigidly seemed at its enfle lo Sad 51ml :1. Smlaz sti-lp of loo-pecl and extemling beyond spiel and at its ends rigidly secured to opposite sides of said inner loop, said inner loop alfordii'ig a convexlv curved tie member at about the middle or the beater. considered as a Whole...

8. beat-er of the class described, comprising resilient and flexible strips coin nected to afford a loop, and an inner shorter looped resilient member connecting` the sides of said outer loop near the middle thereof. Y

9. A. looped beater of the class described, embracing a strip of fabric bent to afford an inner loop and adapted to be rigidly secured upon a shaft., and an outer longer loop of similar material having its ends secured on each side the inner loop.

l0. A centrifngally acting beater for dehairing carcasses, embracing in combination With a rotative shaft7 a loop of fabric rigidly secured to the shaft to act centrifugally therefrom Wit-li the rotation thereof, and a strip of similar fabric bent to afford a. longer loop and at. one end secured to the1 yfirst named loop at one side thereof and at the other secured to the shaft.

l1. The combination with a rotative shaft, of a strip of fabric bent to afford a loop and adjust-ably secured at its ends to the shaft, and a similar looped strip of fabric inclosing and extending beyond said loop and at the ends thereof adjustably secured on opposite sides thereof.-

l2. The combination with a rotative shaft, of a plurality7 shorter looped member Within each of said looped beaters adapted to reinforce said beaters and hold the same normally distended.

13. A eentrifugally acting beat-er for deha-iring carcasses, embracing in combination with a rotative shaft, a looped flexible strip of fabric rigidly secured to said shaft to act centrifugally therefrom with the rota-- tion tliereofpand a strip of similar fabric secured to said shaft and to the first named strip and bent to afford a shorter loop adapted to reinforce the Erst strip and prevent short bending of the saine.

lei. Abeat-er for dehairing carcasses, ein bracing,` in combination with a rotative nient, a looped strip of flexible material se cured thereto to act with the rotation thereof7 and a second strip of flexible material secured to said element and to the first named strip and bent to afford a shorter loop adapted to prevent short bending of the first named strip.

In testimony whereof l have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

WILLAM B.

.lVitnesses CHARLES lV. HILLS, Jr., GEORGE R. Moons.

.eiLLBRIGHT.

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